This document discusses research objectives and their characteristics. It explains that research objectives clearly and specifically state what the researcher aims to achieve through their study. Objectives should be achievable and help answer the research questions. There are general objectives that broadly state what the study aims to achieve overall. Specific objectives are more narrow and divided into exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory phases. Exploratory objectives explore principles or aspects of the topic, descriptive objectives characterize and describe relationships and parts, and explanatory objectives discover causes and origins.

1. WRITING RESEARCH
OBJECTIVES

2. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
O Research objectives are the specific actions
proposed to answer the research questions .
O Objectives indicate what we are trying to get
from the study or the expected results or
outcomes of the study.
O They are closely related to the statement of
the problem.

3. CHARACTERISTICS
O Research objectives should be clear ,
achievable and verifiable - as they directly
assist in answering the research questions /
problem .
O Objectives may be specified in the form of
actions (verbs) to answer the posed
questions-generally objectives begin with to :
discover …, determine …, establish …
access……identify……, compare …., analyze ,
evaluate…..,…etc.

4. TYPES OF RESEARCH
OBJECTIVES
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
OThey are broad goals to be achieved and
state what the researcher expects to achieve
by the study in general terms

5. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
OThey are short term and narrow in focus
OThey address various aspects of the research
problem
OThey should specify what the researcher will
do in the study, where and for what purpose
OThey are divided in three phases: Exploratory,
descriptive and explanatory

6. EXPLORATORY PHASE
O The objectives of this level provide the
researcher a general vision regarding the
focus of the study
To investigate…inquire…explore…identify…
sound out…know
These verbs allow researchers to build
objectives that are intended to EXPLORE on
the principles or main aspects of the object
of study

7. DESCRIPTIVE PHASE
O These objectives intend to describe in detail
fundamental characteristics, relationships,
relevance, evidence, parts, causes and
consequences of the phenomena
To analyze…calculate…characterize…describe…
diagnose…examine…compare…contrast…
clasify…examine…determine

8. EXPLANATORY PHASE
O In this level, the researcher can discover and know
the causes and origins of the research problems
To confirm…verify…explain…demonstrate…
establish…
Relate